Valaris Ltd [VAL] stock is trading at $38.67, up 2.79%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The VAL shares have gain 6.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.78%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Valaris Ltd [NYSE: VAL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 15, 2025, when Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line and also revised its price target to $59 from $87. Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on December 18, 2024, and dropped its price target to $49. On December 09, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $47 on the stock. JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and suggested a price target of $40 on December 06, 2024. The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to a Hold. Susquehanna started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on September 24, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $62. In a note dated July 16, 2024, Pickering Energy Partners downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
Valaris Ltd [VAL] stock has fluctuated between $27.15 and $84.20 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $80 within the next 12 months. Valaris Ltd [NYSE: VAL] shares were valued at $38.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 106.88% based on the average VAL price forecast.
Analyzing the VAL fundamentals
Valaris Ltd [NYSE:VAL] reported sales of 2.46B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 18.23%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.24% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.53.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 37.82 points at the first support level, and at 36.97 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 39.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 40.31.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Valaris Ltd’s Current Ratio is 1.61. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.61, while the Cash Ratio is 0.64. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.12, the price to book ratio is 1.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Dibowitz Anton, President & CEO, that happened on Mar 05 ’25 when 7500.0 shares were purchased. SVP – CFO, Weber Christopher T completed a deal on Nov 05 ’24 to sell 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Weber Christopher T bought 4000.0 shares on Nov 05 ’24.
